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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the prosecution consider Papon's sentence?
(a) They saw it as a victory for bringing down a powerful man.
(b) The were shocked by its outcome.
(c) They were indifferent to the sentence because the trial was more important than its outcome.
(d) They saw it as a complete failure as he was not sentenced to death.

2. What magazine is Nicole Wisniak an editor for?
(a) Egoiste.
(b) Marie Claire.
(c) Liberte.
(d) Elle.

3. Which is not one of the animals mentioned in the taxidermy shop in Winter Circus?
(a) Polar Bear.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Giraffe.
(d) Jaguar.

4. What was Martha's profession?
(a) She was a nurse.
(b) She was a librarian.
(c) She was a dancer.
(d) She was a screenwriter.

5. Who wrote the treatise L'Horreur Economique?
(a) Viviane Forrester.
(b) Nicole Lepen.
(c) Jean Medicis.
(d) Celeste Prix.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which area of Paris does Gopnik find his apartment in?

2. What was the first fashion show that Gopnik attended in France?

3. What is the name of the magazine that Adam Gopnik works as a correspondent for?

4. What does Nisha's spouse do for a job?

5. Who does Gopnik trace the history of French cuisine to?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Gopnik, how do the French feel about American-style sports and stadiums?

2. What does interest in sports identify a Frenchman as?

3. What does Gopnik think is the sublime moment in cooking?

4. What game do the older children play at the carousel at the Luxembourg Gardens.

5. Why are people worried that French cooking may be deteriorating?

6. How is Luke exposed to Barney for the first time?

7. What action do the other employees take when an employee is fired over the altercation with the British tourist in Trouble at the Tower?

8. How are pregnant women treated in France?

9. How did the movement to lower the age of retirement begin in France in The Chill?

10. What are the complaints of the waiters of the Balzar restaurant in A Handful of Cherries?

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